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yob

1 American  
[yob] / yɒb /

noun

British Slang.

  1. a teenage lout or hooligan.

y.o.b. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. year of birth.

yob British  
/ ˈjɒbəʊ, jɒb /

noun

  1. slang an aggressive and surly youth, esp a teenager

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Etymology

Origin of yob

First recorded in 1855–60; a consciously reversed form of boy

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